Choose the passive form of this sentence.
The children are singing a song.

A song is sung by the children.Correct answerYour answerA song is being sung by the children.Correct answerYour answerA song was being sung by the children.Correct answerYour answerA song has been sung by the children.Correct answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer B

Correct answer: B

The present continuous "are singing" becomes "is being sung". The "being" keeps the action going on now.

Worth noting

"Is sung" loses the continuous: it describes a habit, not something happening now.

Concept: The passive of the present continuous
Typical timeTypical: 45 s
Your timeYours: —

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Choose the passive form of this sentence.The children are singing a song.

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Choose the passive form of this sentence.
The children are singing a song.